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Born Free USA is a national nonprofit animal protection and wildlife conservation organization. Our mission is to end the suffering of wild animals in captivity, rescue individual animals in need, protect wildlife — including highly endangered species — in their natural habitats, and encourage compassionate conservation globally.

Our primary work includes advocating for animals used in entertainment, being the voice for captive exotic animals, working to end trapping and the use of fur in fashion, and stopping the international wildlife trade.

We also own and operate the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary, a 186-acre site in Texas where we provide safe haven for more than 600 primates, many of whom were rescued from abusive situations in laboratories, roadside zoos and private possession. Our sanctuary is unique in that we let the monkeys live in as natural an environment as is possible with minimal human interference so they live as free as they can be.

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Located in Dilley, Texas, the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary is home to more than 500 primates, many of whom were rescued from abusive situations in laboratories, roadside zoos, and private possession. The Sanctuary offers life in as natural an environment as possible with minimal human interference, allowing monkeys to live as free as they can be.

In early 2011 Born Free USA and Respect for Animals conducted a landmark investigation inside the world of fur trapping. We uncovered for the first time in more than a decade the shocking cruelty and brutality involved in the trapping of wild animals for the fur trade. More at www.bornfreeusa.org/victimsofvanity

Find out how many attacks happen in your state, look up a captive-animal facility near you or search by state or species with Born Free USA's Exotic Animal Incident database: http://www.bornfreeusa.org/database/exo_incidents.php. Then help us work to end the use of captive animals in entertainment or as "pets" so no one else gets hurt or worse. WARNING: Some disturbing footage.